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All Albertans who must self-isolate due to COVID-19 can now access hotel rooms at no cost
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Skip Ad All Albertans who must self-isolate due to COVID-19 can now access hotel rooms paid for by the province and will be eligible for $625 once they complete the self-isolation. Alberta Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver said Monday those who need to quarantine because they or a family member tested positive but are unable to do so safely at home are eligible upon referral by Alberta Health Services. It’s an expansion of an outreach program first announced in December aimed at helping communities hard-hit by COVID-19 in Edmonton and Calgary, in part because of multi-generational living arrangements and cultural barriers.
EDMONTON Albertans anywhere who need to self-isolate in a hotel are now eligible for a $625 relief payment from the provincial government. When the program was announced in mid-December, only residents of several neighbourhoods in Edmonton and Calgary where COVID-19 was spreading the fastest could receive the payment, although all Albertans who were unable to quarantine at home could take advantage of government-covered space in hotels. So far, more than 850 Albertans have used the option, says the municipal affairs ministry. This program came about as a result of community organizations within Calgary and Edmonton, initially, coming to government and saying, … We all know which neighborhoods the COVID spread has been higher, Minister Ric McIver said Monday.